Global Standards Development

How GS1 Global Standards are Developed

GS1 Canada develops global supply chain standards in partnership with the industry experts and business teams who actually use them through the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) - a community-based forum for businesses facing similar problems to work.

A neutral participant, GS1 Canada represents Canadian business requirement submissions to the GSMP and supports the global GS1 organization to facilitate dialogue and the development of standards-based solutions among business and technical people from nearly sixty countries across many sectors.

The GSMP best-in-class process operates under guiding principles:

• Deliver global standards and guidelines relevant to industry
• Make effective use of participants' time through a highly efficient process
• Board, multi-industry participation

The GSMP uses a four-step consensus driven approach when developing new global standards.

To find out to engage GS1 Canada to represent your voice at the global level, visit the Our Governance webpage.

Collaboration with Other Standards Bodies

In addition to representing Canada’s voice within the GSMP, GS1 Canada promotes Canadian business requirements among global standards-setting bodies.

We ensure that Canadian businesses of all sizes and in virtually all sectors can enjoy supply-chain efficiency gains and improved global competitiveness. GS1 Canada works with these other standards-setting leaders to bring Canada to the forefront of collaborative commerce.

Other global standards setting bodies we collaborate with include:

To find out more about existing global standards, visit the Standards page, call us at 1.800.567.7084 or email us at info@gs1ca.org.